A Congressional vote looms on the TPP, the largest trade deal in history. Global Exchange has consistently opposed unfair trade deals and we need your help to defeat this one. Say no to the TPP!
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In dozens of countries across the globe, groups are preparing for the April 18th Global Day of Action Against Unfair Trade. This particular call is for communities in the United States to join together in action that day to help derail Fast Track legislation that would enable the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and other corporate power grabs disguised as trade agreements to be rushed through Congress.
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THANK YOU SO MUCH – THE VALENTINE’S DAY GIFT OF MEMBERSHIPS ARE SOLD OUT! Valentine’s Day is not just for couples; it’s for people who love people: dads and grandmas, life-long friends and new pals. Life partners, husbands and wives, neighbors and co-workers. People who bring joy into each others lives. So this Valentine’s Day, […]
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Immediately after the U.S. midterm elections, questions were raised about plans to introduce Fast Track legislation during the lame duck session of Congress and President Obama flew to Asia for a week of meetings, some dealing with finalizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). But while new Congressional maps were analyzed, fair trade activists wasted no time – and got to work during the Week of Action Against Fast Track and the TPP.
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People ask me where I’m going to be on Sunday. Not if I’m going to be at the People’s Climate March, but which People’s Climate March. When people ask me, I say, “I’m going to be in New York”.
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Large corporations control almost everything we touch: from the clothing we wear, to the computers we work on, to the medications we take, and even the food we eat. I was aware of sweatshops, human trafficking, and forced labor prior to my time at Global Exchange, but I had not fully considered all the implications of today’s corporation giants. Over the past several weeks, I have been investigating corporations that are guilty of human rights abuses and environmental disasters for Global Exchange’s Top Ten Most Wanted Corporate Criminal List of 2014.
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Your chance to stand up for farmers and communities and ensure that they get a fair price. Join our Fair Trade campaign and urge Ghirardelli to put a fair trade label on its chocolate. Go fair trade now!
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This Mother’s Day, Global Exchange teamed up with Equal Exchange with a great box of gifts to show your mom, or any mom, some Fair Trade love. The Gift Box has sold out, but read the story of the Proud Mama coffee!
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Did you happen to catch what President Obama said in last night’s State of the Union address?
Obama talked a lot about inequality in the world and in the U.S. What causes it. What he intends to do about it.
But did you happen to catch what he said about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
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